Mandarin Duck
Aix galericulata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusAix (Wood and Mandarin Ducks)
- SpeciesAix galericulata (Mandarin Duck)
Closest Relatives at Snowdonia National Park
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadorna
Mute Swan
Cygnus olor
Common Teal
Anas crecca
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligula
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelope
Gadwall
Mareca strepera
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata
Common Merganser
Mergus merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serrator
Common Teal
Anas carolinensis
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nikko National Park | 🇯🇵 Japan | |
| 2 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | |
| 3 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 4 | Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | |
| 5 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 6 | Cairngorms National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 7 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 8 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 9 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 10 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 11 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 12 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 13 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 14 | Biebrza National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 15 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Mandarin Duck in Snowdonia National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Mandarin Duck sighting in Snowdonia National Park, based on 9 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Mandarin Duck in Snowdonia National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Mandarin Duck in Snowdonia National Park in our monthly data.